Search
The “Are You the 33%?® Campaign Empowers Everyone to Take Quick Action
Sept 15, 2021, New York, NY — In observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the National Kidney Foundation’s(NKF) national public awareness campaign, ...
New York, NY—April 9, 2021—The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) announce the concurrent publication of “Special Article: Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases: An Interim Report from the NKF-ASN Task Force” in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology(JASN) and the ...
A Scientific Workshop Co-Sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation and the US Food and Drug Administration
April 1, 2020, New York, NY — Emerging evidence supports the use of alternative endpoints to demonstrate the efficacy of treatments for progression of chronic kidney diseases. Most notably in March 2018, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), in collaboration with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the...
Dec. 7, 2020, New York, NY —A new study published today in the National Kidney Foundation’s American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) has found that it is possible to accurately assess patients for the stages of kidney disease without using race in the equation, which is currently routinely used as part of the diagnosis process in the United States.
Kidney disease affects an...
Late-breaking presentations shared before thousands at virtual NKF’s 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings
April 7, 2021—New York, NY — Today, before the National Kidney Foundation’s Annual Spring Clinical Meetings, which attracts thousands of kidney health professionals, a new study was present that demonstrated the safety and tolerability of Metformin as a potential therapeutic intervention...
Poster presentations shared with thousands at virtual NKF 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings
April 8, 2021—New York, NY — Thousands of kidney disease professionals gathered virtually this week for the National Kidney Foundation’s 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings to exchange knowledge, honor the dedication of those in the community, and share cutting-edge research on kidney...
Late-breaking presentations shared before thousands at virtual NKF’s 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings
April 7, 2021—New York, NY — Today, before the National Kidney Foundation’s 2021 Spring Clinicals Meetings of thousands of kidney health professionals, hundreds of studies from the last year were presented including...
Of the more than 37 million people affected by kidney diseases in the United States, a disproportionate number are of African American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American descent. African Americans are three times more likely than Non-Hispanic Whites to experience kidney failure. Such disparities go beyond the high...
Tool will help doctors assess childhood kidney disease
Feb. 9, 2020, New York, NY — Today, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) unveiled a new clinical tool for pediatric healthcare professionals to assess kidney disease progression in children and help provide more targeted care.
Kidney disease is rare in children in the...
A joint statement from the National Kidney Foundation and the American Society of Nephrology December 17, 2020
On behalf of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), we thank the trainees, clinicians, and the public—particularly people with kidney diseases, kidney failure, and kidney transplants—for their ongoing support of the ...